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Posted: 11/4/2009 9:23:31 AM | Now I love my Christmas Dinner, sit down eat till you cant move, when you can move again eat some more, I fast Boxing Day just so I can proper pig out.
But my god I cant stand Turkey its not even a pleasent meat IMO, Id much rather have a gorgeous piece of Lamb or Beef, Im happy to have Duck but please dont let my step mom cook a Turkey again (last year she left the Giblets in, the Giblets were inside a plastic wrapper!).
Does anybody look forward to the yearly Turkey or after years of the same do wish for something different for Christmas Dinner, what would you choose if Turkey became inexplicably exctint? | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 9:28:58 AM | Call yourself a cook? 
Granted turkey may not rank with other cuts of meat, but a decent meal can be crafted with a little care.
Mind you, I always have lamb or goose. | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 9:37:04 AM | If I had been cooking the Giblets would of been in the stock long before that Turkey saw an oven 
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Posted: 11/4/2009 10:03:05 AM | I agree, turkey isn't the most exciting meat you can have.
But... what makes it are all the trimmings. The sausages wrapped in bacon, cranberry sauce, home made stuffing and lashings of my mum's lovely gravy.
Yum.... I could eat it now! | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 10:21:20 AM | I don't like turkey much either, it doesn't taste of much and its pretty dry meat. Duck is nice but much prefer to get a chicken from the butchers already stuffed with their homemade stuffing. I did that last year and it was absolutely gorgeous.
I really don't like spending the majority of Christmas Day in the kitchen, I'd much rather be spending that time with my children, trying to extricate small fiddly plastic toys from sharp plastic packaging | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 10:22:42 AM | Duck and lamb are my favourites ATM....... but as another poster mentioned, if someone else is dishing up you can make it enjoyable with other tasty tit-bits like pigs-in-blankets, roast potatoes and a good splodge of Chop sauce!!
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Posted: 11/4/2009 10:33:19 AM | Just turkey is indeed not very exciting, but I love it at Christmas because it is traditional and always feel somewhat cheated if it is not on the menu!
I love it with all the trimmings, and so many that you basically burst when you've finished eating!
I like all meats, as long as it comes with lots of trimmings. | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 10:40:28 AM | | Turkey is fantastic if it is done right, it doesn't have to be dry and tasteless. I love a traditional Christmas dinner, turkey, roasties, kilted sausages, veg (no sprouts eeeeew) stuffing and lashings of thick gravy mmmmmm can't wait. Best of all every year my Grandad takes us all out to a restaurant so there is no cooking and no dishes, ahhhh bliss. Best Christmas pressie ever. | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 10:55:14 AM |
Does anybody look forward to the yearly Turkey or after years of the same do wish for something different for Christmas Dinner, what would you choose if Turkey became inexplicably exctint?
I love Christmas dinner, as long as someone else makes it, and I do not have to clean up the after it !
Messiest meal of the year, but the best ..
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Posted: 11/4/2009 10:57:25 AM | | i had a lovely crimbo dinner last year..a steak and kidney pie wedged between 2 big thick slices of bread and butter..and hp sauce..followed by a copious amount of cider..beautiful.. | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 11:01:49 AM | Christmas dinner just wouldnt be the same without turkey.It doesnt taste dry to me and it has a lower fat content than goose,duck etc.Sprouts,pigs in blankets,roasties etc etc yum!!
I don't like christmas pud and brandy sauce but otherwise love all the traditional food | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 12:33:41 PM | | I dont care what it was was as long as i dont have to cook and clean up, I cant wait to be the old great aunt they shove in the big chair and ply wirh sherry whoooooooooooooooo , and i like any meat ............... | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 12:44:45 PM | I will be getting up at 5.30 am tomorrow to put the turkey in the oven and force feeding it to distant relatives until the end of Jan 2010. Thereby ensuring peace from uninvited guests until christmas 2011 and free reheeling in turkey skin for all my stilletoes for the duration.
Hi Gily bring on the meat, but can I swop the sherry for a nice cup of coffee (Irish) could we sell sprouts as a military deterrant.............  or is that just for first dates? | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 1:15:45 PM | I enjoy a traditional Christmas Dinner with turkey and all the trimmings, but have often had duck or goose just for a change. Pork, beef or lamb are for boxing day :)
ooh that reminds me.........must go put the sprouts on to simmer.....they shoud be done by xmas day :) | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 1:16:06 PM | | I have settled for steak and chips for me and my lad this year. We usually land on some unsuspecting family for din dins on Christmas day. I used to cook it every year up until five years ago. This year we've decided to go bah and hum bug and stay at home, slob out and watch movies all day with an easy meal in front of us! | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 1:19:04 PM | | I like Xmas Dinners and not sure what im doing this year so will gladly accept invites of people who can actually cook. I dont expect much. Decent Food, my choice of Tv, decent booze and dont worry about getting me a crap present, ill send you a list of my top 4 gifts, just get one of those. | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 1:25:58 PM | Having been one of those vegetarian folk since I was 14 (1977), and a vegan for 5 years, I only vaguely remember the cardboard like quality of the aforementioned Turkey. And not even decent cardboard at that, a dry flavourless bland brown piece of cardboard, that has been left out in the back yard for a good 6 months, and been sat on by next door neighbours cat.
Last year I had a gorgeous Lentil and Spinach curry, with all the trimmings, nan bread, pakoras, onion bhajiis, vegetable rice, poppadoms, and a rather fruity little tamarind dip.
And not a bloody Brussel Sprout to be seen. Satan's food! | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 1:43:49 PM | | Oh Chopper - don't know why but I thought you were a chef or a cook or something! Your dinner sounds horrible!! I tend to have an easier time at Xmas now and buy more stuff in ready prepared!! I was soooo against it at one time, but it is so easy now - and I use all foil containers for my roasties etc & so hardly any washing up! Roll on Xmas!! | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 1:47:44 PM | | Because Im a cook and do it day after day I will eat anything people put in front of me without criticism. I love to be cooked for and I think my whole family are eating out this year. I cant wait! | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 1:56:20 PM | I love turkey and always have beef too for Christmas Dinner, i really really look forward to it, im not much of a one for roasts and to be honest Christmas dinner could be my one roast of the year, im gonna eat till it hurts  <<GGs shape Boxing day | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 2:22:12 PM | what the fecks wrong with turkey? low fat and good for you ... now i know why people arent eating it 
im posher then chops, i have turkey and home made chips then curry whats left for boxing day yummy. | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 2:22:58 PM |
what would you choose if Turkey became inexplicably exctint?
Chicken and a bicycle pump?  | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 3:31:49 PM | | i have octopus every one gets a leg but it takes about 12 hours to cook every time you put the gas on the octopus turns it off lol | |
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Posted: 11/4/2009 3:49:36 PM | Having not eaten meat since '84 and not had to pretend I enjoyed cooking a Christmas dinner for 'him indoors' since '98 I love NOT doing Christmas dinner 
I fill the fridge with goodies and champagne, exchange and don the Christmas pyjamas with my daughter on Christmas Eve, lock the door and we graze until the day after Boxing Day  We eat what we want , when we want and if we want, and never answer the door
Christmas Bliss
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Posted: 11/4/2009 4:00:56 PM | I fill the fridge with goodies and champagne, exchange and don the Christmas pyjamas with my daughter on Christmas Eve, lock the door and we graze until the day after Boxing Day We eat what we want , when we want and if we want, and never answer the door
^^^^^ must be christmas every day for the bints around redditch them | |
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